Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2022-23

Sporting Clube de Braga

3 – 0

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Florentino Luis

Y 28' Florentino Luis

Ricardo Horta 78' Y

Andre Horta 78' Y

Y 85' Rafa Silva

Y 87' Nicolas Otamendi

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–0	W
13 Nov	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	Casa Pia AC	H	0–1	L
03 Nov	Malmo FF	H	2–1	W
30 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–1	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–3	L
13 Nov	Gil Vicente FC	H	3–1	W
06 Nov	GD Estoril Praia	A	5–1	W
02 Nov	Maccabi Haifa FC	A	6–1	W
29 Oct	GD Chaves	H	5–0	W
25 Oct	Juventus FC	H	4–3	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#8	Position	#2
17	Points	28
11	Played	11
5 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	9 / 1 / 1
13	Scored	30
11	Conceded	10
+2	GD	+20
1.55	PPG	2.55
45%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

9/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	5 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	11 G	3 A
Gianluca Prestianni	7 G	4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio Municipal de Braga will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
2' What composure from Abel Ruiz! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
7' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Artur Jorge will be considering his options from the bench.
17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
22' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
27' Florentino Luis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
28' Florentino Luis was booked on 28.
32' What a moment for Victor Perea! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
37' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Serbia international Uros Racic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' The crowd applauds Florentino Luis as he leaves the pitch. Petar Musa steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
51' Florentino Luis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Braga tonight.
56' Petar Musa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Horta, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Horta makes it 3-0.
71' Julian Draxler gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Joao Mario and will look to change the dynamic.
74' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Iuri Medeiros exits the field as Hernani Infande enters on 74.
78' A moment of madness from Ricardo Horta on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
82' The supporters are chanting for Andre Castro. He replaces Andre Horta on 82 minute.
85' Rafa Silva was booked on 85.
87' Poor challenge from Nicolas Otamendi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Ricardo Horta exits the field as Rodrigo Gomes enters on 88.
89' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Ricardo Horta has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Gomes to step up.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Simon Banza
3
Vitor Tormena ↑ 74'
12
Tiago Sa
88
Andre Castro ↑ 82'
7
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 88'
71
Hernani Infande ↑ 74'
99
Vitor Oliveira ↑ 82'
24
Bruno Rodrigues
14
Alvaro Djalo

Coach Artur Jorge

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gilberto ↑ 71'
31
Gil Dias
93
Julian Draxler ↑ 71'
22
Chiquinho ↑ 89'
77
Helton Leite
4
Lucas Verissimo
91
Morato
33
Petar Musa ↑ 46'

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	6
Pizzi	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Haris Seferovic	3
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Iuri Medeiros	2

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-13 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-11-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Casa Pia AC L 2022-11-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Malmo FF W 2022-10-30 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-10-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-11-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2022-11-06 GD Estoril Praia 1–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-02 Maccabi Haifa FC 1–6 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 GD Chaves W 2022-10-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Juventus FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.45 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 77% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga34% Draw23% Sport Lisboa e Benfica43%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

57%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

66%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga22% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica38%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.